Tag Archive for PRO/EDR> Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease – Japan: dura mater graft, 1975-2017, latency
PRO/EDR> Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease – Japan: dura mater graft, 1975-2017, latency
CJD -- JapanCreutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is a fatal neurodegenerative disorder that, according to the most well accepted hypothesis (1), is caused by replicating, transmissible, abnormal forms of a host-encoded prion protein (prions). Most CJD cases occur spontaneously (sporadic CJD) or are inherited (genetic CJD). Iatrogenic CJD can occur after exposure to prion-contaminated instruments or products in medical/surgical settings. Cadaveric dura mater graft-associated CJD (dCJD) accounts for a common Read more [...]
